IBM z16 AGZ

IBM z16 AGZ
Network Server
IBM

06 Nov 2025
154730

SUSE YES Certified for the following products:
Operating Systems:

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 15 for s390x Service Pack 6 for SUSE® SLES 15

Product Description
IBM® z16™, z16 AGZ (3932)

Tested Configuration:

Computer Type:	System z Platform
Mother Board Revision:	NA
BIOS/uEFI:	NA
CPU:	16 IBM z16 CPU (3932)
RAM:	16 GB
Host Bus Adapter:	IBM SCSI/FCP IBM FICON Express32S SX
Hard Disk Drive:	IBM SCSI/FCP Disk Storage Device 2 IBM ECKD DASD Storage Device
Test Kit:	System Certification Kit 10.0.0-150700.128.11

Config Notes

Install: The SLES install was performed using a network install method.
Headless configuration - no graphics adapter. System configured by using IBM remote Hardware Management Console (HMC) for graphics, keyboard and mouse.
Power management: System/Processor does not support dynamic CPU frequency scaling.
Maintenance updates: The following SLES 15 SP6 updates are required and were installed during YES Certification testing. The updates can be downloaded and installed from https://scc.suse.com. kernel-default-6.4.0-150600.23.42.2, s390-tools-2.31.0-150600.8.12.3, libica4-4.3.1-150600.4.16.1, sg3_utils-1.48+11.56e7b2f-150600.3.3.11

Adapters and Drivers


IBM OSA-Express7S 25 GbE SR 1.2
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: qeth.ko.zst
	Driver Date: 08-Sep-2025	Driver Size: 89582
	Checksum: b45b9ee8c5609f3b794344ec6c5fb8f3
	Driver Version: 930ABF3D6EE7B060892D54E

IBM 25GbE RoCE Express3 SR
	Driver Type: LAN Driver	Driver Name: mlx5_core.ko.zst
	Driver Date: 08-Sep-2025	Driver Size: 1274850
	Checksum: d9328a32975a2a19a7c850ca36cd3a9d
	Driver Version: 76E9CA88FFA779ED10053D0

IBM SCSI/FCP
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: zfcp.ko.zst
	Driver Date: 08-Sep-2025	Driver Size: 97059
	Checksum: ff83f3e215d363c52a6233e186316e78
	Driver Version: 298823CA6B9BA2C1A72A076

IBM FICON Express32S SX
	Driver Type: HBA Driver	Driver Name: zfcp.ko.zst
	Driver Date: 08-Sep-2025	Driver Size: 97059
	Checksum: ff83f3e215d363c52a6233e186316e78
	Driver Version: 298823CA6B9BA2C1A72A076

The term SUSE YES Certified applies only to the exact configuration documented in this bulletin. For more information on hardware exchange policies, please access the following document and view the Hardware Component Exchange Guide.

https://www.suse.com/product-certification/yes-certified/certification-requirements/

For more information regarding the specific test configuration, please contact:

IBM
For support regarding this specific configuration, please visit
http://www.ibm.com/systems/z/hardware/
Armonk, New York 10504-1722 , NY 10504-1722
Voice: 001-914-499-1900
Toll Free: 800-IBM-4YOU (800-426-4968)
Website: http://www.ibm.com

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